Contributors

Agustín Joel Fernandes Cabal

Investigador predoctoral en Filosofía, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela

Investigador predoctoral en Filosofía, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela Licenciado en Periodismo por la Universidad de Palermo, en Buenos Aires. Master en Filosofía por la Universidad de Santiago de Compostela. Doctorando en Filosofía por la Universidad de Santiago de Compostela. Desarrollo de proyectos en Doc Land Films Redactor en Diario ABC entre 2019 y 2020.

Maxwell Cook

Ph.D. Student, Dept. of Geography, University of Colorado Boulder

Ph.D. Student, Dept. of Geography, University of Colorado Boulder Max Cook is a graduate student working with Dr. Jennifer Balch in the Department of Geography. His work focuses on the social and ecological impacts of wildfires in the western United States. Specifically, he is interested in using "Big Data", including remote sensing, to understand the impacts of extreme fires and identify possible mitigation strategies for create fire-resilient communities. Max received his BS from Colorado State University in the Department of Forest and Rangeland Stewardship in Natural Resource Management and GIS. He has spent 5 years working with The Nature Conservancy in Colorado and Utah as a Geospatial Analyst, where he continues to work on applied conservation issues. In his free time, he is an avid angler, biker, and backcountry skier.

Tamara Iungman

PhD researcher, Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal)

PhD researcher, Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) I am a Biologist with a Master in Public Health and Health Management and another in Environmental and Occupational Health. I am very curious and that has led me to explore different disciplines. Throughout my academic and professional training, I have developed strong data analysis skills including multiple statistical, epidemiological and spatial analysis tools, as well as the development of an integrative and multidisciplinary approach in everything I do, which enriches any type of project. I am currently doing my PhD at the Barcelona Institue for Global Health. The overall aim of the thesis is to expand the evidence on the association between urban green areas, the urban heat islands, the urban design and health. Passionate about evidenced-based policies and building more resilient, sustainable, healthy and fair systems through innovative solutions.

Meelan Thondoo

Research Associate, University of Cambridge

Research Associate, University of Cambridge Meelan Thondoo is a medical anthropologist and environmental epidemiologist working in the global health arena. Meelan's research interests are in city-level health impact assessments (HIA) and multi-sectoral interventions and integrated policies for health. In 2017, she was selected as a Transglobal Health Fellow for the European Commission Joint Doctorate Program (EMJD) and completed a PhD in Medicine and Translational Research. She is currently a Research Associate at the MRC Epidemiology Unit, University of Cambridge. Meelan's work focuses on the health impacts of urbanization, motorization and climate-change in cities of fast developing countries. She performs transdisciplinary Health Impact Assessments (HIAs) and applies mixed-method tools to tackle health inequalities and reduce preventable disease and injury caused by environmental, social and economic determinants of health. She focuses on urban-specific health exposure pathways including air pollution, physical activity, heat, blue and green spaces, noise, traffic injuries, and food.

Peter de Menocal

Director, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Director, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Peter B. de Menocal is the eleventh president and director of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, effective Oct. 1, 2020. A marine geologist and paleoclimatologist, de Menocal's research uses deep-sea ocean sediments as archives of how and why Earth's ocean and climate have changed in the past in order to predict how they may change in the future. Prior to assuming leadership of WHOI, de Menocal was the Thomas Alva Edison/Con Edison Professor in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at Columbia University's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory. In 2015, he became the founding director of Columbia's Center for Climate & Life, a research accelerator of 120 scientists and other experts dedicated to understanding how climate affects life's essentials-the security of food, water, and shelter-and to exploring sustainable energy solutions in partnership with industry, finance, and government. From 2016 to 2019, De Menocal served as Columbia's Dean of Science for the Faculty of Arts & Sciences, overseeing 240 faculty across the university's nine scientific departments. During his tenure as dean, de Menocal developed and carried out a strategic plan that helped double philanthropic support for the sciences at Columbia, significantly increase success in winning large center and institute awards, and increase faculty hiring rates for women and under-represented minorities in the natural sciences. De Menocal has published more than 150 scientific papers over his decades-long career in oceanography. He has received numerous awards and distinctions, including Fellow of the American Geophysical Union and the American Association for the Advancement of Science, AGU Emiliani lecturer, a Lenfest Columbia Distinguished Faculty award, and a Distinguished Brooksian award. He earned a doctorate in geology from Columbia University and a master's degree in oceanography from the University of Rhode Island, and was awarded an honorary doctorate from St. Lawrence University.

Sita M. Syal

Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan

Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan Dr. Sita M. Syal is an Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering and directs EMBERlab at the University of Michigan. Her research focuses on studying human influence and embedding equity in sustainable energy and transportation systems. She uses human-centered design methods, builds quantitative models, and engages with communities to co-create a more just and sustainable future. Dr. Syal’s professional experience spans across energy from biofuels development to topsides process engineering in the oil and gas industry. Prior to graduate school, she served as a topsides process engineer and a rotational operations engineer on an offshore oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico for BP America. She holds a PhD. in Mechanical Engineering and M.S. in Product Design Engineering (“Design Impact”) from Stanford University. A proud Wolverine alumna, she holds an M.Eng. in Energy Systems Engineering and B.S.E in Chemical Engineering from the University of Michigan.